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Julia Schulte-Cloos
University of Marburg
December 1, 2025
What makes for a good data visualisation?
Please note up to five key characteristics that make for a good data visualisation.
1️⃣ Why Data Visualization?
2️⃣️ Foundations of the Grammar of Graphics
3️⃣️ Hands on - Fundamentals of ggplot
4️⃣ Advanced Visualizations
5️⃣ Hands on - Advanced ggplot applications
What can you expect to get out of this workshop?
At the end of the workshop, you will be able to…:
ggplot to design effective data visualizationsany effort to help people understand the significance of data by placing it in a visual context
Wilke 2019 (Fundamentals of Data Visualisation)
Try to analyze the famous visualization by Hans Rosling (“Gapminder”) together with your neighbor. Please click on the link to enlarge.
[1] The “Why” (Purpose): What is the main story this graph is trying to tell?
[2] The “What” (Data): What data variables can you identify in the plot?
[3] The “How” (Mapping): How does the graph use visual properties to represent these variables?
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Try to analyze this datajournalism visualization from the German newspaper Die ZEIT together with your neighbor.
[1] The “Why” (Purpose): What is the main story this graph is trying to tell?
[2] The “What” (Data): What data variables can you identify in the plot?
[3] The “How” (Mapping): How does the graph use visual properties to represent these variables?
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